On December 14, 1861, Prince Albert, the beloved husband of Queen Victoria, passed away at the age of 42, with cause of death being typhoid fever. Whilst that may be a disease we associate with those times, it is actually one still suffered by 9 million people a year and a cause of 110,000 deaths.
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80 years ago, the world was gripped by The Mummy’s Curse movie, released on December 22, 1944. The film was evidence of a fascination in Egypt and its heritage, something which still exists all these decades later, with over half a million Brits visiting Egypt annually.
But if you travel to Egypt, whether to track down the pharaohs or cruise the Nile, what travel health situations need to be considered and what vaccinations do you need for Egypt?
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40 years ago, James Bond, aka Roger Moore, was featuring in the premier of the hit movie, The Man With the Golden Gun, which screened in late December 1984. Every viewing thereafter was whetting the appetite of those with a spirit of adventure. It inspired many who fancied hopping on a plane and exploring the movie’s key locations – Thailand, Macau (Macao) and Hong Kong.
Travel Vaccination ‘Secrets’ Unlocked for Those Exploring 007’s SE Asian locations Read More »
November 19 marks World Toilet Day. At face value, you may wonder what this has to do with travel health vaccinations but the answer to that is ‘everything’ when it comes to one of the ‘big’ travel vaccinations, cholera.
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